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As the winter draws slowly towards its conclusion, Albion remain in an excellent position: eighth in the table with a five-point cushion, and beaten only once in the league since Boxing Day. A last-gasp equaliser at West Ham kept our magnificent run of form alive, and on Saturday we have the chance to extend it still further with the visit of Bournemouth to the Hawthorns.

We have yet to beat the Cherries in the Premier League, though on all three occasions we've faced them so far we've come away cursing some pretty poor luck. Bournemouth are having a torrid time in 2017, winless in all competitions since New Year's Eve and undoubtedly starting to look over their shoulders as the teams behind them kick into gear. Scoring goals isn't a problem for them, but keeping them out at the other end certainly is, so Eddie Howe may well try and keep a clean sheet on Saturday and see if his side can get the better of us on the counter.

For us, it's really a question of whether we come back from a fortnight's break ready to go and firing on all cylinders, or if we're a bit slow out of the blocks. Fingers crossed we can finally get a long-awaited win against the boys from the south coast.